Emeli Sande wants a Brit more

There’s a rapper called Prose that Naughty Boy introduced me to and he blew my mind. His lyrics really inspire me to go home and write. He is wonderful

Emeli Sande

The soul queen also has one as a featured artist, just a year after she bagged the Critics’ Choice.

The Playlist favourite is from my home town of Aberdeen and I’ve backed her from the start.

It also looks to be a good night for folkies Mumford & Sons and Alt-J, below, who have three nominations apiece.

But despite her most credible album to date, Cheryl Cole, 29, has been ignored for British Female and instead Amy Winehouse could land a posthumous gong.

Meanwhile, 38-year-old Robbie Williams’s return to form on Take The Crown has only landed him one nomination for British Single and not the biggie, British Male.

However, his touring pal Olly Murs, 28, might finally get the BRITs victory he’s been hoping for with both British Male and Single nominations.

If Rihanna manages to beat Taylor Swift, 23, to International Female, it will be the third time she’s won that gong.

And bosses look to be trying to bag The Rolling Stones for a performance by putting them up for British Live Act.

I’m expecting it to be all about Emeli on the night after her incredible 2012 saw her notch up the biggest-selling album of the year with Our Version Of Events.

She’s in the running for British Female, British Album, and has two nominations in British Single – for her own hit Next To Me and her collaboration with 23-year-old Labrinth on Beneath Your Beautiful.

HMV’s Gennaro Castaldo agrees, telling me: “Anything other than a hatful of nominations would come as a huge surprise. Emeli’s must surely rank as one of the most successful debuts ever.

“She was always in the right place at the right time in 2012, not least at the London Olympics. That helped introduce Emeli to a massive worldwide audience.

“She now has a real platform to go on and establish herself as one of this country’s greatest talents.”

Back at the top of the album charts, Emeli has announced a live DVD and album will be released on February 20, two days before the BRITs are held at London’s O2 Arena.

And the 25-year-old is already working on songs for her next studio album.

Speaking on Twin B’s Radio 1Xtra Breakfast Show she revealed: “There’s a rapper called Prose that Naughty Boy introduced me to and he blew my mind. His lyrics really inspire me to go home and write. He is wonderful.”